Calvin Wheeler, MD, BS Pharm

Biography

Assistant Professor

Clinical Science

Dr. Calvin Wheeler is a pediatric physician with The Permanente Medical Group (TPMG) who specializes in pediatric neurology and epilepsy. He also is the Institutional Director of Undergraduate and Graduate Medical Education for TPMG. Dr. Wheeler has served as a clinical instructor at the University of California, San Francisco in the Department of Pediatrics and the Division of Neurology. His research interests are in antiepileptic medications and alternative epilepsy treatments.

Education and Training

Degrees: BS Pharm, University of Michigan College of Pharmacy
MD, University of California, Irvine

Residency: Internship, Pediatrics, Boston City Hospital
Residency, Pediatrics, Boston City Hospital
Residency, Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Residency, Pediatric Neurology, Boston University Combined Neurology Program-Boston City Hospital

Fellowship: Post-doctoral Research, Kings College Hospital and Medical School, GI-Liver Failure Department
Seizures and Neurophysiology, Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Cerebral Palsy, Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School

Programs: KP Advanced Leadership Program, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
California HealthCare Foundation Leadership Program, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Anderson School of Business

Professional Positions

Clinical Instructor: Department of Neurology, Children’s Hospital Boston-Harvard Medical School; 1983

Clinical Instructor: Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco; 1984

Assistant Physician-in-Chief: Kaiser Permanente Fremont Medical Center; 1991-1997

Clinical Assistant Professor: Department of Pediatrics, UCSF; 1996

Physician-in-Chief: Kaiser Permanente Fremont and Greater Southern Alameda Area; 1998-2016

Member: The Permanente Medical Group Board of Directors; 1998-2016

Member: National Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Council, Kaiser Permanente; 2002-present

Institutional Director of Undergraduate Medical Education Graduate Medical Education: Community Benefit Governance and Contributions Committees, The Permanente Medical Group, Northern California; 2016-present

Honors and Awards

National Medical Association Section Chair Recognition Award: National Medical Association; 2006-2007

NEPA Bay Area Achievers Award: NEPA; 2014

KPLA’s 2018 Visionary Signature Award: KPLA; 2018